Possible methods for biodiesel production

J.M. Marchetti, V.U. Miguel and A.F. Errazu

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2007, vol. 11, issue 6, 1300-1311

Abstract: Biodiesel production is a very modern and technological area for researchers due to the relevance that it is winning everyday because of the increase in the petroleum price and the environmental advantages. In this work it is made a review of the alternative technological methods that could be used to produce this fuel. Different studies have been carried out using different oils as raw material, different alcohol (methanol, ethanol, buthanol) as well as different catalysts, homogeneous ones such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sulfuric acid and supercritical fluids, and heterogeneous ones such as lipases. In this work advantages and disadvantages of technologies are listed and for all of them a kinetics model is introduced.

Keywords: Biodiesel; productions; methods; Review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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